It’s never too late to make something special for Valentine’s Day! The recipe I made is one of my staples. I found it on the Joy of Baking site ages ago and have been making different variations of the recipe ever since.
For Valentine’s Day, I used heart-shaped cutters to make cheesecake brownie hearts! The recipe was so simple and I just picked up a package of CakeMate Cookie Icing for the red decorations on top.
I doubled the recipe so in total I made 45 small brownies and 1 big one, which my sister stole to give to her bf. In the end, I was left with 28 brownies to decorate and share! I will be giving these to my parents, sisters, grandparents, friends from chef school, and of course, my valentine!
You can find the recipe at http://www.joyofbaking.com/barsandsquares/CreamCheeseBrownies.html
A couple things to keep in mind:
- I recommend greasing the pan with butter instead of using tin foil. The tin foil often sticks to the brownies.
- I didn’t swirl my brownies, as you can see. I just put the cream cheese layer directly over top the brownie layer.
I encourage you to try this recipe and provide me with your feedback on these goodies! Good luck.
Yours edibly,
Elana
Yours Edibly 
make me these next year?
they look amazing!
cant wait to try
I will make these for any occasion, just a different variation next time.
St. Patty’s is coming up — how convenient!
I want to make them with u!
lets make them in beer shapes and 4 leaf clovers with green icing mmmm
great idea! ill check what cookie-cutter shapes st. lawrence market has for st. patrick’s day.
count me in!